Many Initial Efforts at Behavior Change Are Unsuccessful

question 23

Multiple Choice

Many initial efforts at behavior change are unsuccessful.The transtheoretical model accounts for early failures at change,and argues that individuals:

• A)typically go back to where they began before they started therapy.
• B)will recycle back into the stages of change.
• C)will most likely terminate therapy because they are demoralized.
• D)typically return to the precontemplation stage of change.

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